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Singulr vs SquareX

Singulr is a closed-loop control system that governs AI across the enterprise, from policy definition through runtime enforcement to adversarial defense. SquareX sells a Browser Detection and Response (BDR) solution that organizations use to detect, mitigate and threat-hunt client-side attacks. CISO Tribune files both under Data loss prevention. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Singulr vs SquareX: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
SingulrSingulr is a closed-loop control system that governs AI across the enterprise, from policy definition through runtime enforcement to adversarial defense.singulr.aiSquareXSquareX sells a Browser Detection and Response (BDR) solution that organizations use to detect, mitigate and threat-hunt client-side attacks.sqrx.com
What it sells
  • Enterprise AI and Agentic Control Plane[5]A closed-loop control system that governs AI across the enterprise, from policy definition through runtime enforcement to adversarial defense.
  • Singulr Assurance™ LayerWraps the three runtime pillars, feeding context in and generating independent evidence out.
  • Singulr Pulse™Risk intelligence that scores discovered AI assets.
  • Browser Detection and Response (BDR)[2][7][9]Detects, mitigates and threat-hunts client-side web attacks against employees in real time.
  • SquareX Browser Extension (Enterprise Browser)Installs as an extension that turns any browser on any device into an enterprise-grade secure browser.
  • Browser DLP[2]Applies data loss prevention controls inside the browser to secure any browser on any device.
Categories
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California, United States[3]Not stated on its pages
Founded
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesOwned by Zscaler since 2026[3][10]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • March 9, 2026Singulr AI launched Agent Pulse, extending its Unified AI Control Plane to autonomous AI agents and MCP servers.[2]
  • February 6, 2026Zscaler announced its acquisition of SquareX, a Singapore-based browser detection and response technology startup.[10]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
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  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
Singulr addresses CISOs who need to protect against AI threats while enabling innovation. Singulr addresses CIOs who need to scale AI adoption while maintaining control. Singulr addresses privacy, risk, and compliance teams that enable rapid AI adoption with controls. Singulr aims to unite security, IT, privacy, compliance, and finance on one control system. Singulr states that Agent Pulse gives IT a single control plane to track agent usage, enforce standards, and measure adoption across the organization.From its own pages, SquareX sells mainly to organizations that want to detect, mitigate and threat-hunt client-side attacks. SquareX describes access for contractors and BYOD users through a containerized browser session. SquareX describes developer environments built from containerized desktops tailored to each developer or team. SquareX access controls work across managed, unmanaged and BYOD devices.
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November 5, 2026November 2, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Singulr and SquareX are both filed under Data loss prevention.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Singulr's primary category is AI governance; SquareX's is Browser protection extensions.
  • Singulr is also filed under AI model and agent security and Workforce AI usage security.
  • Singulr lists Enterprise AI and Agentic Control Plane, Singulr Assurance™ Layer and Singulr Pulse™. SquareX lists Browser Detection and Response (BDR), SquareX Browser Extension (Enterprise Browser) and Browser DLP.
  • Singulr is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States.
  • SquareX is owned by Zscaler, since 2026.

What it sells: Singulr

What Enterprise AI and Agentic Control Plane does[5]
Singulr Runtime Governance™ is one of three runtime pillars in the Singulr platform, encircled by the Singulr Assurance™ Layer. Singulr describes the control plane as built for enterprise AI across clouds, SaaS, agentic workflows, and every AI touchpoint in the organization.
What Singulr Assurance™ Layer does
The Singulr Assurance™ Layer wraps all three runtime pillars, feeding context in and generating independent evidence on the way out. Singulr discovery covers AI services, agents, MCP servers, embedded AI, in-house applications, locally installed tools, and browser extensions.
What Singulr Pulse™ does
Singulr Pulse™ scores each discovered asset based on configuration, behavior, vendor posture, data sensitivity, user count, and role exposure. Singulr Pulse™ maintains real-time profiles of millions of AI models, services, and MCP servers.

Questions about Singulr and SquareX

What do Singulr and SquareX sell?
Singulr sells Enterprise AI and Agentic Control Plane, Singulr Assurance™ Layer and Singulr Pulse™. SquareX sells Browser Detection and Response (BDR), SquareX Browser Extension (Enterprise Browser) and Browser DLP.
Are Singulr and SquareX in the same category?
They share Data loss prevention. Singulr's primary category is AI governance and SquareX's is Browser protection extensions.
Where are Singulr and SquareX headquartered?
Singulr is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States.
Who owns Singulr and SquareX?
SquareX is owned by Zscaler, since 2026.
Who are Singulr and SquareX sold to?
Singulr addresses CISOs who need to protect against AI threats while enabling innovation. From its own pages, SquareX sells mainly to organizations that want to detect, mitigate and threat-hunt client-side attacks.
What have Singulr and SquareX announced recently?
March 9, 2026: Singulr AI launched Agent Pulse, extending its Unified AI Control Plane to autonomous AI agents and MCP servers. February 6, 2026: Zscaler announced its acquisition of SquareX, a Singapore-based browser detection and response technology startup.

About Singulr

Singulr is a closed-loop control system that governs AI across the enterprise, from policy definition through runtime enforcement to adversarial defense. Singulr describes the control plane as built for enterprise AI across clouds, SaaS, agentic workflows, and every AI touchpoint in the organization. Singulr states that an organization runs 500+ AI applications, most of them invisible to IT and security. Singulr states that autonomous agents access mission-critical systems with excessive permissions.[4][5][7][8]

Singulr Runtime Governance™ is one of three runtime pillars in the Singulr platform, encircled by the Singulr Assurance™ Layer. Singulr offers a natural-language policy engine that compiles governance intent into enforceable runtime boundaries. Singulr Runtime Governance™ includes SOC 2 and GDPR validation, a compliance scoring engine, and EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF evidence generated continuously.[5][6]

Singulr Agent Pulse™ delivers runtime control for the agentic enterprise: agent discovery, topology mapping, control-drift metrics, and MCP server vulnerability scanning.[5]

Singulr lists deep integrations across Splunk, CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Okta, Microsoft Entra and Purview, and Code42.

The Singulr Assurance™ Layer wraps all three runtime pillars, feeding context in and generating independent evidence on the way out. Singulr discovery covers AI services, agents, MCP servers, embedded AI, in-house applications, locally installed tools, and browser extensions. Singulr Pulse™ scores each discovered asset based on configuration, behavior, vendor posture, data sensitivity, user count, and role exposure. Singulr Pulse™ maintains real-time profiles of millions of AI models, services, and MCP servers. Singulr tracks enforcement reliability, control drift, coverage gaps, and escalation prevention rates over time. Singulr documents that EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, SOC 2, and GDPR documentation are produced as byproducts of the control system running. Singulr integrates with Jira and ServiceNow and supports model allowlisting and risk-based approval workflows.[7][8][10]

Singulr expands Agent Pulse runtime governance to endpoint AI agents, including Claude Code, Cowork, Cursor, ChatGPT Desktop, and MCPs. Singulr Pulse™ continuously classifies every agent’s risk profile based on model access, MCP configurations, and tool connections. Singulr states that Agent Pulse provides auditable records of agent actions, data access, and policy enforcement for internal requirements and industry-specific regulations.[5][6]

Singulr consolidates discovery, onboarding, pre and post-deployment security into a single unified platform. Singulr describes continuous testing that simulates real-world attacks, misuse scenarios, and responsible AI risks throughout the AI lifecycle, both pre-deployment and post-deployment. Singulr Runtime Protection™ prevents sensitive PII and PHI data leaks, blocks malicious prompts, and enforces content policies. Singulr aims to unite security, IT, privacy, compliance, and finance on one control system. 3 Tree Tech is a partner of Singulr.[1][4][5][6][7][8][10][12][13][14]

Singulr on the record

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Singulr full record

  1. [1]singulr.aiSingulr · singulr.ai · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Singulr AI Launches Agent Pulse, Extending Its AI Governance and Control Plane to Autonomous Agents and MCPBusiness Wire · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]CompanySingulr · singulr.ai · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Product - Unified AI and Agentic Control PlaneSingulr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]AI Governance Platform | Singulr Unified Control PlaneSingulr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Singulr Runtime Governance™ | Enforceable AI Policy & Risk ControlsSingulr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Singulr Runtime Control™ | Enforce AI GovernanceSingulr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Singulr Runtime Security™ | AI Threat DetectionSingulr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Singulr Assurance™ Layer | Continuous AI AssuranceSingulr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Unified AI Control Plane | Singulr Platform FeaturesSingulr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Agent PulseSingulr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]AI Security Platform for CISO | Singulr SolutionsSingulr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]AI Operations Platform for CIO | Singulr IT SolutionsSingulr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]AI Governance for Compliance Teams | Singulr SolutionsSingulr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

SquareX full record

  1. [1]Squarex discloses architectural limitations of browser devtools in debugging malicious extensions 302518583SquareX via PR Newswire · prnewswire.com · published July 31, 2025 · Tier A
  2. [2]sqrx.comSquareX · sqrx.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Zscaler acquires squarexZscaler · zscaler.com · published February 5, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Showcasing our Industry-First BDR Solution in Singapore | by SquareX | SquareX LabsSquareX Labs · published October 23, 2024 · Tier A
  5. [5]An Evening of Browser Security: SquareX’s RSAC Networking Dinner | by SquareX | SquareX LabsSquareX Labs · published May 7, 2025 · Tier A
  6. [6]SquareX | Browser Detection and Response (BDR) SolutionSquareX · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]SquareX: Pioneering Browser Detection and Response (BDR)SquareX · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]SquareX Receives the Technology Excellence Award by SBR in Cybersecurity, Internet and New Media Category | by SquareX | SquareX LabsSquareX Labs · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]6 Reasons Why Enterprises Are Shifting from VDI to SquareX | by Engineering @ SquareX | SquareX LabsSquareX Labs · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Zscaler extends zero-trust security to browsers with SquareX acquisition | CSO OnlineCSO Online · published February 6, 2026 · Tier B

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